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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Casagran, Jose
League: Eastern
Section: Los Angeles
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Lavell Thompson 5'8.5" 185 Senior RB/CB 4.50
Jonathan Estrada 5'10" 185 Junior LB/FB 4.85
Tony Washington 5'10.5" 180 Senior ATH/DB 4.48

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed On Defense, Offensive Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Youth On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2013 National Rank: #5273
2013 State Rank: #406
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 14.1
2014 National Rank: #4326
2014 State Rank: #328
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10853
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.2
Dynasty Record: 44-78-1 [42-80-1 on the field] (15-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 33.7
2013 Points Against Average: 24.7
2013 Differential: +9
2013 Wins: #5994 Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) (30-7), #6036 Granada Hills (26-24), #8233 Bell (32-26), #8888 Huntington Park (51-37), #9382 Lincoln [Abraham] (Los Angeles) (62-22), #11361 Westchester (Los Angeles) (41-0), #12759 Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles) (50-6), #13254 Franklin [Benjamin] (Los Angeles) (14-0)
2013 Losses: #2949 San Fernando (34-32), #2976 Garfield [James A.] (Los Angeles) (57-33), #4172 South East (South Gate) (36-28), #4529 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles) (35-19), #5042 Locke [Alain Leroy] (Los Angeles) (30-28), #8061 University (Los Angeles) (32-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 92-67
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/28/14 Westchester (Los Angeles) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Westchester (Los Angeles), 9/5 University (Los Angeles), 9/12 Eagle Rock (Los Angeles), 9/19 at Franklin [Benjamin] (Los Angeles), 10/3 at Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles), 10/10 Huntington Park, 10/17 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles), 10/24 Garfield [James A.] (Los Angeles), 10/31 at Bell, 11/7 at South East (South Gate)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Garfield [James A.] (Los Angeles) (27.8), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Los Angeles) (13.3), South East (South Gate) (8.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan [David Starr] (Los Angeles) (-38.7), Franklin [Benjamin] (Los Angeles) (-29.8), University (Los Angeles) (-4.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (3.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #625
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8392
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%